History A-Level
War and state creation
What War and state creation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of War and state creation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The defeat of France allowed the proclamation of the Empire at Versailles in January 1871, with Wilhelm I as Kaiser.
Topics that use War and state creation
- Paper 2, Option 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71 - 4 Prussia and the Klein- deutschland solution, 1866–71 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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